Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanon in response to rockets

Israel on Thursday escalated its response to rocket attacks this week by launching rare airstrikes on…

China begins naval exercises in South China Sea amid US drills, ahead of Indian Navy’s expedition

China on Friday kicked off five-day-long naval drills in the disputed South China Sea, setting up…

Thousands more flee fires outside Athens amid heat wave

Athens: Thousands of residents fled to safety from a wildfire that burned for a fourth day…

US for consensus on ‘modest’ expansion of UN Security Council provided it does not alter or expand the veto

Washington: Amid India’s push for UN Security Council reforms, the US has said it supports building…

Masks encouraged in New York, but no city or state mandate

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio strongly urged even vaccinated people to start wearing masks…

3 erupting Alaska volcanoes spitting lava or ash clouds

Three remote Alaska volcanoes are in various states of eruption, one producing lava and the other two blowing…

Brazil forest fire season underway and raising concern

The season of Brazilian forest fires has begun, and early data plus severe drought is sparking…

India not in favour of further destablisation of Myanmar : Ambassador T S Tirumurti

Any instability in Myanmar will directly affect India and New Delhi does not want action by…

Iraq reclaims 17,000 looted artifacts, its biggest-ever repatriation

When the Iraqi prime minister’s plane touched down in Baghdad last week after an official visit…

China seals city as its worst virus outbreak in a year grows

China’s worst coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic a year and a half ago…